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1517527 No.1517527 [Reply] [Original]

How can I fix this so that I can put my nice white towels on it and not get rust stains?

I'll sand it down, but because it's in the bathroom it'll get rusty. so how can I coat it on the cheap so it doesn't get rusty?

I know it's a hard ask but if I could get a chrome finish aswel....

>> No.1517541

>>1517527
Wrap it with electrical tape?

>> No.1517542
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1517542

>>1517527
I'd use what woodworkers use to keep their table saw tops from rusting: Paste Wax. SC Johnson is a commonly available brand.

>> No.1517543

>>1517541
this but look up 3m anti corrosion tape instead... I bury pipes wrapped in it and pretty much forget about it rusting for the next 20-30 years.

>> No.1517595

>>1517527
https://www.homedepot.com/s/towel%2520bar?NCNI-5

>> No.1517597

don't

maybe spray paint it, but hang towels on something else....get some sticky hooks and put it on the side of the sink if needed

>> No.1517599

>>1517542
this seems like one of the better options, but will that leave residue on my towels? seeming they'll be wet and sometimes warm.

>>1517541
>>1517543
but can It look nice?

>>1517595
it's part of the basin, and not my property.

>> No.1517603

>>1517527
CLR.

>> No.1517668

sand it, paint it with your chrome paint thrn put some type if clear coat warter protection on it.

>> No.1517850

>>1517527

why not just BUY a cheap towel holder and mount it to the wall somewhere instead of hanging them on the rusty sink support

>> No.1517890

>>1517527
Holy shit, my parents had these tiles decades ago and it would constantly piss me off that the little bird chick in the tile design wasn't always upright.

>> No.1517896

>>1517890
> bird chick
I called them cloud chickens and also raged about their angle. Out of interest where are you? Im ausfag who grew up in a late 60's built house.

>> No.1517899

>>1517896
UK, also grew up in a late 60's house.
Two autists obsessed with childhood wall tiles meet up on a Chinese Drawing discussion forum, what are the odds?

>> No.1518271

>>1517899
>what are the odds?
breddy gud
autists are about all that frequent this board

>> No.1519544

Wire brush rust off with cup wire brush on angle grinder, then put a clear coat on it.

>> No.1519617

>>1517896
>>1517890
I don't see the chickens.

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>>1519617
Here you go, Anon.

>> No.1519657

>>1519629
That's a lot better, fren.

>> No.1519714

Towels need a smooth surface otherwise doesnt slide freely when you drag it off its support. Thats why towel rails are all chromed metal, no exceptions.
Paint wont work and you would wear it off.
The only thing is to sand it to a smooth surface 800-2000 grit
Then metal polishing paste and polish the fuck out of it until you see your ugly mug in it
Shouldnt take more than 45 minutes of work for the lower long section.
If used regularly, wont have time to rust again.
Leave angle grinders spinning wire brushes out ffs, as well as paint.

>> No.1519737

Replace the pipe with copper, plex, or cpvc?

>> No.1519747

>>1519714
>Thats why towel rails are all chromed metal, no exceptions.
Even the wooden ones.

>> No.1520094

>>1519714
You don't need a completely smooth rod, you're not pulling a rubber mat with a high coefficient of friction off the fucking thing.

>> No.1520199

Liquid electrical tape